Reagan

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

Reagan, Nancy Davis Born 1921. First Lady of the United States (1981-1989) as the wife of President Ronald Reagan. She established a nationwide antidrug campaign.

Reagan, Ronald Wilson 1911-2004. The 40th President of the United States (1981-1989). An actor turned politician, he was governor of California (1967-1975) and defeated the incumbent Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential election. His administration was marked by economic recovery, military involvement in Grenada, Central America, Lebanon, and Libya, and improved relations with the Soviet Union.

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proper n. Of the administration of Ronald Reagan, U.S. President in 1981-1989.

proper n. A surname.

proper n. A male given name, occasional transferred use of the surname.

KATHLEEN KOCH, CNN CORRESPONDENT, REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT, WASHINGTON, D.C.: Melissa, actually, when you look around Reagan National Airport today, it looks like a very typical Sunday afternoon, though the Washington Metropolitan Airports Authority does say that security has been boosted here.

GARY FOSTER, REAGAN FAMILY SPOKESMAN: Well, we were prepared for there to be a fairly great outpouring of affection for the president because, after all, this is, you know, the heart of Reagan country but we had no idea it was going to be like this to tell you the truth.

"REAGAN ELECTRIFIES GOP" was the headline the next morning on page one of New York Newsday; in fact the Reagan appearance, which was rhetorically pitched not to a live audience but to the more intimate demands of the camera, was, inside the Superdome, barely registered.